RTR finance co-ordinator

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at 11.59pm

Hiring range: £26,000 - £30,000 (dependent upon skills and experience)

Location: ITV Manchester, Media City + Hybrid (minimum 2-3 days in office per week)

Collaborate across teams to deliver smooth finance operations for ITV’s flagship content.

At ITV, our corporate teams work smart and work fast. We’re one of the most talked-about brands. With a variety of roles across HR, Finance and Legal, you’ll find a position that challenges you, enabling you to have a real impact on your career, on our viewers and our strategic ambitions - and still have a life outside work.

Our busy Global Finance Operations team is seeking an experienced RTR Coordinator to support Content acquisition for M&E Channels. Reporting to the RTR Manager, you’ll be responsible for raising purchase orders, checking contracts, ensuring accurate invoicing from Producers, and coordinating timely payments. The role also involves supporting month-end and year-end close activities, and collaborating effectively with key teams, stakeholders, and peers to ensure smooth finance operations for ITV Channels.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Raising programme POs and managing the receipts process
• Checking invoices against programme contracts / Tripartites / IPAs / side letters 
• Cross-checking and approving/releasing invoices for payment for the purchase of ITV content, and regularly liaising with external producers
• Timely updating Genersys, ITV’s stock system, with key financial information
• Support key stakeholders with the day-to-day finance needs of ITV’s suite of channels
• Support colleagues in Purchase to Pay, Record to Report, Scheduling, Contracts and Rights & Legal and Business Affairs teams
• Investigate/remediate/escalate variances and issues as necessary

Knowledge, skills and experience

Minimum criteria

• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• Previous experience of working in finance administration with Procurement or Purchase Ledger team
• Experience of analysing data on spreadsheets
• Experienced user of Google Suite or Microsoft
• Experienced in use of large ERP

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Ideally PQ/Qual AAT or equivalent
• Organised, detail oriented and meticulous
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines under pressure
• Happy to work with uncertainty and change, supportive of transformation
• Self-motivated
• Loves problem solving and investigating - have an ability to anticipate issues / offer efficient solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships across different teams
• Excited by and supportive of process automation and systems solutions
• Team player and collaborative

Note some unusual but not unheard of circumstances associated in the role:

• Longer hours at month ends
• Occasional limited weekend working for critical period ends, or systems testing for imminent upgrades
• Supporting across the whole RTR team if required during critical busy periods, or sickness or other non-regular occurrences

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage (minimum criteria above). There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com. Find out more about applying with a disability.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

• Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

More about our benefits 

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. 

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.